THE NEWSLETTER OF STARS (SOUTH TOWNS AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY) SEPTEMBER 2013 VOL 47 Issue 1 STARS PICNIC A SUCCESS UNDER NEW TOWER STARS held its annual picnic under beautiful skies on August 1st at the Nike Base Clubhouse radio station. For some members, this was their first close-up view of the recently installed new antenna tower. Also new, was the prepared parking area in front of the building. It seems that picnic attendance was larger than previous years. Well over 30 persons were there. In addition to members, many family members and other guests were in attendance. Food was plentiful, meeting all appetite requirements. The assortment of tasty items filled the standard list of expectations, including several assorted salads, four different styles of baked beans, and a zesty pepper relish dip. Desserts were divine! The laptop computer raffle was concluded; John Hasselback, WA2DRG, took the prize. Pictures are on pages 5 & 6, (thanx to John Morrow, KC2TXV; & Linda Jablonski, KC2YMM). CHINESE AUCTION FUND RAISER - OCTOBER 3 rd Plans are being made for a Chinese Auction fund raiser this October 3 rd at 7 PM. The event will take place ot the Hamburg Youth Center, 200 Prospect Avenue, Hamburg. Members are invited to consider donating good amateur equipment to the Club for inclusion in the auction. Also welcome will be donations of baskets, gift cards or other such items. Please, no “junk”! All items will be subject to review for acceptance. Food items (pizza, donuts, beverages) will be available at the raffle. Members are invited to bring family and friends to this event. Member volunteers are also being sought for contacting businesses for donations, picking up donations, and selling refreshments during the event. If you can help or donate, contact either of the organizers: Sue McIvor (716) 289-7005 Lynne Pokigo (716) 648-9209 telstar telstar
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TELSTAR SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 1
THE NEWSLETTER OF STARS (SOUTH TOWNS AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY) SEPTEMBER 2013 VOL 47 Issue 1
STARS PICNIC A SUCCESS UNDER NEW TOWER
STARS held its annual picnic under beautiful skies on August 1st at the Nike Base Clubhouse
radio station. For some members, this was their first close-up view of the recently installed
new antenna tower. Also new, was the prepared parking area in front of the building.
It seems that picnic attendance was larger than previous years. Well over 30 persons were
there. In addition to members, many family members and other guests were in attendance.
Food was plentiful, meeting all appetite requirements. The assortment of tasty items filled
the standard list of expectations, including several assorted salads, four different styles of
baked beans, and a zesty pepper relish dip. Desserts were divine!
The laptop computer raffle was concluded; John Hasselback, WA2DRG, took the prize.
Pictures are on pages 5 & 6, (thanx to John Morrow, KC2TXV; & Linda Jablonski, KC2YMM).
CHINESE AUCTION FUND RAISER - OCTOBER 3rd
Plans are being made for a Chinese Auction fund raiser this October 3rd at 7 PM. The event
will take place ot the Hamburg Youth Center, 200 Prospect Avenue, Hamburg.
Members are invited to consider donating good amateur equipment to the Club for inclusion in
the auction. Also welcome will be donations of baskets, gift cards or other such items. Please,
no “junk”! All items will be subject to review for acceptance.
Food items (pizza, donuts, beverages) will be available at the raffle. Members are invited to
bring family and friends to this event.
Member volunteers are also being sought for contacting businesses for donations, picking up
donations, and selling refreshments during the event.
If you can help or donate, contact either of the organizers:
Sue McIvor (716) 289-7005 Lynne Pokigo (716) 648-9209
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CLUB OFFICERS
President Ken Pokigo, KC2AYK
Vice President John Leitten, KA2RFT
Secretary Linda Jablonski, KC2YMM
Financial Sec’y Judy Levan, N2TEZ
Treasurer John Czuba, W2IV
Director (1 yr.) Pat Groom, KC2VWG
Director (2 yr.) Conrad Barrick, KC2WRY
Clubhouse Chair Pat Groom, KC2VWG
Telstar Editor Tomm Dean, KA2NXY
Webmaster Greg Hoerner, KD2DJV
WE GOOFED
On page 6 of the last issue, an article was titled,
SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS Full information at: http://www.arrl.org/special-event-stations
08/31/2013 Payne County Fair 09/01/2013 Labor Day 09/01/2013 QCWA Chapter 212 10th Anniversary 09/05/2013 North Carolina Mountain State Fair 09/07/2013 125th Anniversary of Corwin OH Circus Train Wreck 09/07/2013 Apple Days Amateur Radio Demonstration 09/07/2013 Battle of Lake Erie Bicentennial Station 09/07/2013 Harris Barn Restoration 09/07/2013 Indiana Dunes - Indiana Parks on the Air 09/07/2013 Ohio State Parks On the Air 09/07/2013 Route 66 On The Air Special Event 09/07/2013 US Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson Memorial 09/07/2013 Williams County Fair 09/08/2013 America's Cup Finals 09/12/2013 IOTA NA058, Lighthouses USA738 and USA1014 09/13/2013 Battle of Plattsburgh Commemoration 09/13/2013 Friday the 13th Special Event Operation 09/13/2013 Northwest Angle Recognition 09/13/2013 Old Mulkey Meetinghouse Special Event 09/14/2013 Nantucket County Fair 09/14/2013 National Hollerin' Contest 09/14/2013 National Road & "S" Bridge - 185 years old 09/15/2013 West Point of the West 09/18/2013 National POW/MIA Recognition Day 09/19/2013 General Assembly IARU Region 2 09/20/2013 Plano Balloon Festival Special Event Station 09/20/2013 Stars & Stripes 09/21/2013 2013 Carousel Festival 09/21/2013 69th anniversary of the Voice of America Bethany Relay Station 09/21/2013 80th Anniversary of the Collins Radio Company 09/21/2013 Copper Island CISA Activation 09/21/2013 Scappose Sauerkraut Festival 09/22/2013 MARA Annual Swap Meet 09/22/2013 Qualifying Long Island (WI051) in the Wisconsin River Near Lone Rock, WI 09/26/2013 Comanche Code Talkers of WWI & WWII 09/28/2013 19th Annual Fiesta Sahuarita 09/28/2013 3rd Annual Hot Diggity Dog Day 09/28/2013 80th Anniversary of the Collins Radio Company 09/28/2013 Celebrating 145 years of Tabasco Brand Pepper Sauce Spicing up the World 09/28/2013 Everybodys Day 09/28/2013 National Public Lands Day 09/28/2013 Old Settler's Reunion 09/28/2013 USS Wisconsin Final Decommissioning